Oak Cliff
One of the most exciting aspects of historic preservation is adaptive reuse. It is the process of preserving a structure built for one purpose and using it for a new purpose. It’s smart, economically and environmentally sound. We are excited to have a guest post today from award-winning architect Alicia Quintans about the exciting new…
Oak Cliff History Day, a community event celebrating the rich history of the area, takes place on Saturday, May 4, at the Western Heights Cemetery, the final resting place of the infamous gangster Clyde Barrow. This cemetery has drawn the Bonnie and Clyde crowd for decades, but there is so much more here. Cemeteries are the…
We all know that the three biggest selling points of a home are location, location, location. So, when you think about living in Oak Cliff, you want to live in the areas that are close to the attractions. While the location is the one thing about a house you can’t change, it’s also one of…
South Winnetka Heights just became the first Dallas conservation district to be approved in more than 13 years. South Winnetka Heights resident Michael Evans, along with several of his neighbors, spent about three years working with city staff on the proposal that will protect their historic neighborhood from McMansions and incompatible architecture. The newly minted…
Dave Perry-Miller’s Emily Ruth Cannon has not one, but two super cute Oak Cliff homes on the market. And they’re both listed for less than $500,000. 215 S. Hampton Road The first is a two-bedroom cottage I’m going to call refined eclectic. It’s like eclectic’s older sister that figured out how to be completely original…
